1
as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house
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2
as in to rid
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
the former CEO has divested himself of most of his responsibilities but will continue to work with the company as a consultant
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as in to deprive
to take something away from
he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered
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Recent Examples of divest
The law requiring ByteDance to divest from the platform or face a ban on U.S. networks and app stores was signed by former President Biden last year.
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Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 19 June 2025
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, now has 90 additional days to reach a deal to divest from Chinese ownership.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Steffens noted some protesters have called on pension funds to divest from Tesla.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
The law, passed by large bipartisan majorities in Congress last year, originally gave the platform until Jan. 19 to divest from ByteDance or face a ban on U.S. networks and app stores.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 17 June 2025
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Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 19 June 2025
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, now has 90 additional days to reach a deal to divest from Chinese ownership.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Steffens noted some protesters have called on pension funds to divest from Tesla.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
The law, passed by large bipartisan majorities in Congress last year, originally gave the platform until Jan. 19 to divest from ByteDance or face a ban on U.S. networks and app stores.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divest
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Jessie was evicted in a blindside, flipping the season’s power dynamic and cementing Jeff’s place as a fan favorite.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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After his family was evicted from their home in Hawaii, Johnson was sent to live with his father in Nashville.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
1 July 2025
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Alabama last year became the first state to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas, a method that involves pumping nitrogen through a face mask and depriving the inmate of oxygen.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Permitting their unlawful removal would thwart that purpose and deprive the public of the commission's full expertise and oversight.—
Melissa Quinn
July 2,
CBS News,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Indigenous and colonized people paid the price, dispossessed of their lands.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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He was not dispossessed at all in the match and was generally a menace to SKC’s players.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Troy Morrow − whose 76-year-old mother suffered facial fractures and a concussion after being knocked to the pavement by Raleigh's son during the incident − was visibly relieved after the jury in Hamilton County Municipal Court announced its decision.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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Mayor Karen Bass went to the scene and said she was relieved all the workers were safe.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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When University of Pennsylvania administrators announced that the school was stripping Lia (formerly William) Thomas, ...—
Becket Adams,
National Review,
6 July 2025
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The mountains rose up, stripped the overriding rocks, and then cooled down.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
5 July 2025
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The uniform marks him as a firefighter from the old regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 after a nearly 14-year civil war.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
10 July 2025
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Like millions of Gen Z, former British prime minister Rishi Sunak spent the last year on the job hunt, after voters ousted him from 10 Downing Street following a landslide electoral defeat for his party.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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“Divest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divest. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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